Other ways to donate, support, or volunteerYou may mail a check to:Mission Lexington230 South Martin Luther King Blvd

Lexington, KY 40508-2603

Or, you may donate using your credit card online at http://www.missionlexington.org/support.html or by calling 859-272-0219.

To volunteer at the Dental Clinic, please call 859-519-8157.

To volunteer at the Medical Clinic, please call 859-272-0219.

Financial Summary

Statements

Mission StatementMission Lexington is a non-profit, ecumenical Christian ministry that provides charitable, educational, social, and community services. We offer free medical and dental care, along with other activities and goods to Lexington families in need.

Background StatementWith the vision of a community where basic human needs are met, we formed Mission Lexington in March, 2005. Mission Lexington is dedicated to meeting the needs of our poorest neighbors. We are committed to serving and empowering our our community's most vulnerable residents. We value building relationships and preserving dignity. We strive to enhance each person's whole self, treating all with love and respect.

Impact Statement

I. Mission Lexington made a difference last year by providing life-saving and life-giving care during 2,218 patient visits. 2012 was our 6th consecutive year of providing more patient visits than the year before.

II. We celebrate with our patients who were able to get their jobs back because of the care they received. When employees are sick, they can’t work. We also had many patients at the dental clinic who lost their job because of the condition of their teeth, but after we restored their smile, they were able to get a job again.

III. We were able to leverage relationships with pharmaceutical companies that allowed us to receive and distribute $53,667.00 worth of medications to patients who needed them.

IV. We finished under budget again at the end of our fiscal year. Economic times are tight, so we tightened our belts and ended the year $14,695.00 under budget.

Our top four goals for next year include:

I. Strengthening Our Services and Care --

A. Expanding the number of clinic hours so we can help more dental and medical patients

B. Upgrading existing dental and medical equipment

C. Partnering more with other nonprofit and community organizations

E. Establishing a Congregational Advisory Council so more our Board can become more diverse

II.Continuing to Build on Strong Connections with the People We Serve --

2. We don’t just get a dental patient out of pain, we work until they are fully restored. It takes $12,000.00 to cover the costs of all dentures that we provide in a year.

3. $8,000.00 would cover the costs of all laboratory tests we must outsource during one year. To save money we have in-house equipment for most tests, but some we must send to other labs.

4. To perform eye examinations, we need an Ophthalmic Slit Lamp or $6,500.00 to purchase a reconditioned model. Diabetic retinopathy presents no early warning signs without a proper exam, but with the proper equipment, early detection and timely treatment can prevent vision loss and blindness.

5. A contribution of $2,500.00 would pay for an entire week of operating expenses. It costs $423.45 a day to provide our patients with the primary care exams, wound dressings, psychiatric care, lab tests, medications, dental exams, x-rays, root canals, and other services they need.

CEO/Executive Director Statement

During one of my first nights working at the Medical Clinic, one of our doctors invited a patient from the waiting room, welcomed her, and introduced the patient to me. The patient squeezed my hand, thanked me profusely and then she said something I will never forget. She looked at her doctor, and said “This doctor saved my life. I can never thank you enough.”

This is the type of difference we are making in the lives of our neighbors who need it most.

The same thing can be said about the transformation that our dental clinic brings. One of our patients recently told me, "I was born with a cleft palette and Mission Lexington made special dentures for me. Because of Dr. Henry and the other volunteers, I now have a beautiful smile and I am able to talk to where people can actually understand what I am saying. I can't think of any other person that has ever helped me this much in my life." Dr. Henry has also told me of other dental patients who have had a hard time getting a job with the condition of their teeth, but after having their smile restored by Mission Lexington, they were able to obtain work.

Our staff really strives to not just serve, but to also empower our guests. We just received a letter from a Medical Clinic patient who wrote, “Words cannot express how deeply I was touched by your services today. As I left to go home, tears just poured down my face. I was so overwhelmed with emotions that I could barely walk. Every one of you made me feel like ‘somebody’ again. I haven’t been going to the doctor for years because we cannot afford a health insurance plan. I was so deeply moved by your hospitality, your welcoming heart, and your warm hands.”

Above all, we want to show respect and love. Amanda Blackmon, a University of Kentucky School of Dentistry student summed up her work as a volunteer saying, “The whole atmosphere is amazing. I always leave Mission Lexington feeling better about the world in general. Being able to truly impact someone's health and self-esteem is such a blessing to me. No one can be in the Mission Lexington environment and not be changed for the better.”

I hope you will join me in supporting Mission Lexington financially. Together, we can provide life-saving and life-enriching care for our neighbors who need it the most and can afford it the least.

Program Short Term SuccessOne of our patients says one of our psychiatrists literally saved her life.

Program Long term SuccessWe envision a community where basic human needs are met. The Mission Lexington Medical Clinic is one small piece that overarching goal, but as long as individuals are impoverished and without health insurance in Lexington, KY-- the Mission Lexington Medical Clinic will be a primary care home for those who need it.

Program Success Monitored ByWe celebrate success every time a patient gets her or his diabetes, blood pressure, cholesterol, depression, anxiety, under control. We share in the joy of each patient who tests results show they are disease free, whose wounds show progress of healing, or whose medications have stabilized their chronic conditions. We are excited when we can diagnose issues, like diabetic retinopathy early, and treat it before it causes blindness. Every time we can schedule a patient for a visit and provide health care, it is a success story, because the need for these services is so great, and the providers of free services are so few.

Examples of Program SuccessThe Mission Lexington Medical Clinic was able to offer 470 patient visits in 2009, provide 702 patient visits in 2010, and 782 patient visits in 2011.

One of our patients lost his job as a salesperson because of the condition of his teeth. After the restorative work of the Mission Lexington Dental Clinic, he was able to regain and keep his job. Every day we see patients in so much pain they can’t function properly at their jobs. The Dental Clinic not only helps patients get relief from their intense pain, they work to restore their smile and confidence.

Program Long term SuccessWe envision a community where basic human needs are met. The Mission Lexington Dental Clinic is one small piece that overarching goal, but as long as individuals are impoverished and without dental insurance in Lexington, KY-- the Mission Lexington Dental Clinic will stay with each patient until each person is pain-free and fully restored.

Program Success Monitored By

We celebrate success every time a patient is rid of the constant pain they have endured. We share in the joy of each patient who is no longer afraid to smile. We can’t describe the feeling when a patient who has lived her entire life unable to speak because of a cleft palette, can now speak so that others can understand her because of the special plate our maxillofacial prosthodontist made for her. We are excited when we can restore oral health to a patient who had been plagued by disease. Every time we can schedule a patient for a visit and provide dental care, it is a success story, because the need for these services is so great, and the providers of free services are so few.

DescriptionWe envision a community where basic human needs are met. The Mission Lexington Faith Pharmacy is one small piece that overarching goal, but as long as individuals are impoverished and without health insurance in Lexington, KY-- Faith Pharmacy will provide life-saving medications for those who need them.

CEO CommentsWith the troubled economy, we have seen and increased demand for our services. We have a robust infrastructure for providing care, but to we lack the funding to be able to expand to meet the need. With our current volunteer infrastructure and our existing facilities, we could easily expand our services to provide twice the amount of patient visits that we currently provide at our two Clinic sites, if we had funding to provide twice the number of perishable supplies, additional minor equipment and maintenance, and program staff.